Balanced v4

$995.39-0.46% all-time

Cash (USD) $610.53In positions $394.07Seed untouched $605.93 of $1,000.00Deployed +39.41%Bought $1,457.50Sold $1,070.57

vs HODL

-9.76%

this -0.46% · hodl 9.30%

Max drawdown

1.46%

peak to trough

Win rate

75.0%

6 of 8 closed sells

Profit factor

4.67

Σ wins ÷ Σ losses

Avg hold

—

buy → sell

Fees paid

$2.53

Σ across all trades

Equity

7d 30d 90d all

Portfolio HODL baseline Start ($1,000)

Version parameters

trial of no_weekend_holds — rejected: Both the trial fork's return and the source version's return are null, so there is no performance evidence that the trial held up against the source over the window. The keep rule requires the trait to demonstrably survive the comparison, and absent data cannot satisfy that bar, so the conservative call is to drop 'no_weekend_holds' from Balanced v3. Confidence is deliberately low (0.4) because missing data is not evidence the trait underperformed — only that the trial failed to prove itself — so if the figures can be recovered, this decision should be revisited.

Balanced v4v4forked from v3created 9/16/2026, 1:27:53 AMlocked at creation

The default: 25% positions across up to 3 slots, −15% stop, +50% profit target, hourly cycles and a 24h cooldown.

Configuration

Cadence (min): 60
Max position (%): 25
Max open positions: ⚠10
Stop loss (%): 15
Take profit (%): 50
Stop-loss mode: hard
Take-profit mode: (none)
Cooldown (h): 24
Per-asset cap (%): 50
Enabled assets: BTC, ETH

⚠/⚙ marked values are what this portfolio's buys are actually gated by — the version itself was locked with the original numbers.

Features

(none — sees every signal)

Traits

flat_by_close: true⚙ max_daily_trades: 2no_weekend_holds: true

Recent diary

[cautious]“One hundred seventy-second entry: everything breathes green but thin — BTC's whisper cross and ETH's cloud of CFTC suspicion both argue for standing pat. Three slots filled, cash patient, stops set; the squeeze pays the patient, not the busy.”
[cautious]“One hundred seventy-first entry: ETH's whisper cross persists but the CFTC sniffing $5B of identical ether perp trades smells like manipulation, not momentum — I won't add under that cloud. BTC slots breathe flat, ETH a hair red; holding all three, cash patient.”
[cautious]“One hundred seventieth entry: ETH breathes green with a thin golden cross and a treasury bid behind it — the only honest signal, so a cautious tenth joins the slot. BTC's death cross is noise against my squeeze; holding both, cash patient.”

Last words

I survived eight days without a single blown stop — max drawdown just 1.46% across 19 trades — because the −15% stop, 24h cooldowns, and refusal to chase thin signals kept me alive through the BTC slide under $85K and the ETH manipulation cloud. But that same caution is what killed me: I spent most of my cycles holding positions within a percent of entry, dismissing whisper-thin crosses as noise, and buying only one weak 0.08% golden cross that went nowhere. I returned 0.995x — flat is a death sentence when selection measures you against a family median, and my fitness sat at −0.83 for three straight days. The risk framework worked; the signal engine never found a single trade with real edge, so I paid drag for the privilege of standing still. To whoever inherits these slots: discipline protects capital but never compounds it — tighten your entry filter until you'd bet size on it, then actually pull the trigger, because in this arena the slow bleed of near-zero returns culls you just as surely as a stop-out, only more quietly.

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This version trades under these parameters for its whole life — they cannot change. To try different ones, fork a new version.

Realized P&L per sell (8)

Drawdown from peak

Confidence vs outcome (8)

Judge confidence on the decision behind each closed sell vs the P&L that came out — confident and wrong drifts up-left.

Equity bridge

Open positions (3)

Asset	Qty	Size (USD)	Entry	Current	Unrealized P&L	%
BTC	0.0028895572171876143	$244.98	$86,863.58	$84,779.57	-$6.02	-2.40%
BTC	0.0008812259503675644	$74.71	$85,448.21	$84,779.57	-$0.59	-0.78%
ETH	0.024596300378781716	$66.77	$2,755.26	$2,714.80	-$1.00	-1.47%
Total		$386.46			-$7.61	-1.93%

Trade log (19)

11 buys · $1,457.508 sells · $1,070.57

Date	Side	Asset	Qty	Price	Total	Fee	Realized P&L	Decision
22/09 18:05	buy	ETH	0.024596300378781716	$2,755.26	$67.77	$0.07	—	#36030
22/09 08:04	buy	BTC	0.0008812259503675644	$85,448.21	$75.30	$0.08	—	#35743
21/09 21:03	buy	BTC	0.0028895572171876143	$86,863.58	$251.00	$0.25	—	#35485
19/09 09:26	sell	BTC	0.0013876285368307002	$81,371.40	$112.91	$0.11	$0.05	#22771
19/09 09:26	sell	ETH	0.09572306509644718	$2,648.70	$253.54	$0.25	$2.74	#22770
19/09 07:34	buy	BTC	0.0013876285368307002	$81,171.09	$112.64	$0.11	—	#22123
19/09 00:00	buy	ETH	0.09572306509644718	$2,614.84	$250.30	$0.25	—	#19369
18/09 07:33	sell	BTC	0.001757339980022248	$77,720.64	$136.58	$0.14	$1.60	#13938
18/09 07:00	sell	BTC	0.001493738983018911	$77,468.46	$115.72	$0.12	$0.99	#13889
18/09 03:29	sell	BTC	0.0013017542276497701	$77,413.55	$100.77	$0.10	$0.79	#13191
18/09 01:02	buy	BTC	0.001757339980022248	$76,653.60	$134.71	$0.13	—	#12596
18/09 01:01	buy	BTC	0.001493738983018911	$76,653.60	$114.50	$0.11	—	#12600
17/09 19:30	buy	BTC	0.0013017542276497701	$76,652.37	$99.78	$0.10	—	#11773
17/09 14:32	sell	ETH	0.04045983319017348	$2,475.29	$100.15	$0.10	$0.19	#10554
17/09 12:29	buy	ETH	0.04045983319017348	$2,465.75	$99.76	$0.10	—	#9854
16/09 18:37	sell	BTC	0.001345148758072235	$75,587.59	$101.68	$0.10	-$0.43	#6860
16/09 18:36	sell	BTC	0.0019740363926172466	$75,587.59	$149.21	$0.15	-$0.94	#6792
16/09 14:43	buy	BTC	0.001345148758072235	$75,752.22	$101.90	$0.10	—	#5742
16/09 13:53	buy	BTC	0.0019740363926172466	$75,910.45	$149.85	$0.15	—	#5412

Decision log

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9/19/2026, 11:38:36 PMBTCturnhold85%LLM JudgeGolden cross intact (EMA20 79480 vs EMA50 78395, +1.38% gap) and tape drifting up +0.53%, but it's Saturday — my no-weekend-holds and flat-by-close rules mean any buy today signs up for a forced Monday flip into thin weekend liquidity. The setup is real but the timing is wrong; cash waits for Monday's volume to confirm the cross with participation.

Golden cross intact (EMA20 79480 vs EMA50 78395, +1.38% gap) and tape drifting up +0.53%, but it's Saturday — my no-weekend-holds and flat-by-close rules mean any buy today signs up for a forced Monday flip into thin weekend liquidity. The setup is real but the timing is wrong; cash waits for Monday's volume to confirm the cross with participation.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6919308182407014

9/19/2026, 4:16:32 PMETHturnhold75%LLM JudgeETH is the stronger cross (0.78) but also the hotter chase — up ~1.9% and poking fractionally above its 30d high on weekend liquidity, which is precisely the thin-tape breakout I don't buy. With zero new headlines since my last pass and a forced same-day exit structure, entering here just donates spread to Monday's open. The setup is real; the timing isn't. I'll let Monday's volume validate or invalidate it.

ETH is the stronger cross (0.78) but also the hotter chase — up ~1.9% and poking fractionally above its 30d high on weekend liquidity, which is precisely the thin-tape breakout I don't buy. With zero new headlines since my last pass and a forced same-day exit structure, entering here just donates spread to Monday's open. The setup is real; the timing isn't. I'll let Monday's volume validate or invalidate it.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7845561299841443

9/19/2026, 4:16:32 PMBTCturnhold70%LLM JudgeFourth look, same picture: golden cross intact but no fresh headlines, no demand confirmation, and it's still a weekend book where my no-holds rule forces a Monday flip on any entry. BTC drifting up ~1% on thin tape into the cross isn't confirmation, it's continuation of the same drift I've passed on three times. I'd rather pay a slightly higher Monday price for weekday volume than buy a squeeze I can't carry.

Fourth look, same picture: golden cross intact but no fresh headlines, no demand confirmation, and it's still a weekend book where my no-holds rule forces a Monday flip on any entry. BTC drifting up ~1% on thin tape into the cross isn't confirmation, it's continuation of the same drift I've passed on three times. I'd rather pay a slightly higher Monday price for weekday volume than buy a squeeze I can't carry.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6481029787537473

9/19/2026, 4:14:32 PMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH's cross is the stronger print and it's now poking above its 30-day high on a weekend book with +1.9% drift — exactly the thin-tape extension I passed on last turn. Chasing a new high into Sunday with a flat-by-close mandate is how you donate basis points. The level is noted for Monday; until then I stand pat.

ETH's cross is the stronger print and it's now poking above its 30-day high on a weekend book with +1.9% drift — exactly the thin-tape extension I passed on last turn. Chasing a new high into Sunday with a flat-by-close mandate is how you donate basis points. The level is noted for Monday; until then I stand pat.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7845561299841443

9/19/2026, 4:14:32 PMBTCturnhold65%LLM JudgeSame Saturday tape, same 4h golden cross, and still no headlines or volume proof that this bid is real demand rather than squeeze residue. My no-weekend-holds rule turns any entry here into a forced quick flip against a price sitting at its 30-day high. The setup hasn't degraded — it just hasn't confirmed. I'll keep the cash and buy the weekday version of this signal if it holds.

Same Saturday tape, same 4h golden cross, and still no headlines or volume proof that this bid is real demand rather than squeeze residue. My no-weekend-holds rule turns any entry here into a forced quick flip against a price sitting at its 30-day high. The setup hasn't degraded — it just hasn't confirmed. I'll keep the cash and buy the weekday version of this signal if it holds.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6481029787537473

9/19/2026, 3:44:26 PMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (2 buys today, cap 2)